Just a word to the wise if your attending Newark,

[Jon Ison]

Copied from a non car forum but relates to Newark showground.

At the Newark Antique and Collectors Fair. A group of barstards have just fleeced me and two others for a total of £3000 by slitting the bottom of a side pocket in a pair of Cargoes and removing the contents i.e. readies.

Now the plain clothes DSC on duty was very co-operative and helpful and took full statements. But did add that these gangs work in fours. 1. Phone to accomplice to note target with readies in the pocket (exact pocket) 2. Person comes along to slit trouser pocket, bum bag strap or what ever, 3. remove readies, 4. pass on readies to fourth.

Victim shouts "Iv'e been robbed" and points out 1st or 2nd or even 3rd gang member (even if they have known they have been fleeced) and then when old bill arrives nothing is found and 1,2,3, gang members kick off for wrongful arrest.
No.4 is calmly walking away with your (my dosh)

His final comment was that these gangs tend to be Eastern Europeans. I find his comment shocking but have to accept his view and having led a sheltered life thus far, is this your experience??

[singlecoil]

That's freaky stuff, thanks for the warning. What are Cargoes by the way? (I don't keep up with fashion)

[slomax]

Baggy trousers that have lots of pockets down the legs. Very handy to keep bits "n" bobs in when playing with the car as you can keep tape, screwdrivers, spanners and sockets and all sorts of gubbins in without putting them down and losing them.